Anyone got a static ip address with aol?

[sargey]

Just wasted 20 mins on the phone to India.

I need a static ip address so that I can connect to my works vpn.

Anyone got a static ip address via aol?

The "Tech support" guy in India, who obviously didn't have a fecking clue what I was on about, say's that aol do not give out static ip's.

But I find that hard to believe.

 

[Mole]

I don't think there is many ISP's in the UK that offer totally static IP's.

I know mine is semi static, as the modem is always plugged in, and connected. had the same IP for over a year with Blueyonder.

I know with some ISP's they will charge extra just to have a static ip.

 

[c9kay]

I had to go to BT to get a static IP from my works VPN

 

[Lee]

I pay an extra pound a month for mine with Plusnet. I'll be leaving them soon!

Surely they can configure it so you don't need a static address to VPN in. We don't do that here as people need to VPN in from different locations.

 

[sargey]

I don't think there is many ISP's in the UK that offer totally static IP's.

I know mine is semi static, as the modem is always plugged in, and connected. had the same IP for over a year with Blueyonder.

I know with some ISP's they will charge extra just to have a static ip.

Yeah, mine is prolly the same as yours, the router is always on, so the ip address should be that same etc.

Just thinking if there was a power cut, router goes down, someone else pinches the ip, etc.

Prolly just have to go with the way it is.

 

[sargey]

I pay an extra pound a month for mine with Plusnet. I'll be leaving them soon!

Surely they can configure it so you don't need a static address to VPN in. We don't do that here as people need to VPN in from different locations.

I want to do a lan to lan via ipsec on the routers so that I can see the whole network etc. Basically so that my house is an extension on the lan.

Is that what your setup is like?

 

[Lee]

I don't think there is many ISP's in the UK that offer totally static IP's.

I know mine is semi static, as the modem is always plugged in, and connected. had the same IP for over a year with Blueyonder.

I know with some ISP's they will charge extra just to have a static ip.

Yeah, mine is prolly the same as yours, the router is always on, so the ip address should be that same etc.

Just thinking if there was a power cut, router goes down, someone else pinches the ip, etc.

Prolly just have to go with the way it is.

That shouldn't matter as they would need the VPN client install before they could connect, even if they knew what they were connecting to.

If you have a genuine VPN setup you have a client install to go on your machine. That way if you have a laptop for example, you can connect to your network from anywhere. The need for the same IP address would stop that being possible.

I don't have a massive amount to do with it here, but we have a Cisco PIX Firewall which does ours.

 

[Adam K]

i have a static ip on nildram

 

[tomehb]

i have a static ip on nildram

Me to bloody brillant aswell

 

[LadySarah]

I had to go to BT to get a static IP from my works VPN

I had to do the same thing, they made me open business account for the privelege... at least I dont have to pay for it!

 

[Has]

Im using a static IP with Plusnet

Been very good so far!

Good customer support
The static IP is totally free
and im only on a monthly contract

 

[DrR]

odd both my ISPs have always had static ips, ukonline and naims,

 

[Daz]

I doubt AOL will let you have a static - I doubt they even know what IP is.

A lot of ADSL suppliers will let you have as many as you can justify (4, 8, 16 block) Business ISPs often more.. (Easynet etc..)

 

[Mells]

is a dns no good for this?